English term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English
cassette
| 5 +3 | cinta o casete |
Andres Pacheco
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| 4 +3 | casete, cassette |
Cristina Patrascu
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| 4 +3 | casete |
Paula Sepúlveda (X)
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Apr 29, 2009 14:29: Sabine Akabayov, PhD changed "Language pair" from "English" to "English to Spanish"
Non-PRO (2): Sabine Akabayov, PhD, Marina Soldati
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Proposed translations
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
cinta o casete
| agree |
Alejandra Tolj
: "Cinta", sí. Lo más fácil.
9 mins
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| neutral |
Paula Sepúlveda (X)
: If you use "cinta" you should add "de música" so as not to confuse it with a video tape, which is "cinta de video".
14 mins
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There is also "videocassette" for that matter...
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| agree |
Teresa Mozo
: cuando todavía se usaban les decíamos cintas
39 mins
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| agree |
Juan Carlos García
3 hrs
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Spain
Native in: Romanian
Works in: Spanish to Romanian, English to Romanian, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
casete, cassette
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette
| agree |
Alfredo Gonzalez
: También 'caset', aunque menos usual. Me parece que lo más común es cassette.
8 mins
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| agree |
Adriana Martinez
: Totalmente de acuerdo. Es masculino y se puede escribir de ambas maneras. En México así es (o era, en mi juventud al menos). Agree!
15 mins
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| agree |
Rafael Molina Pulgar
45 mins
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casete
casete
(Del fr. cassette).
1. amb. Cajita de material plástico que contiene una cinta magnética para el registro y reproducción del sonido, o, en informática, para el almacenamiento y lectura de la información suministrada a través del ordenador.
2. m. Pequeño magnetófono que utiliza casetes.
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casete2.
(Acort.).
1. m. coloq. radiocasete.
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-04-29 14:30:23 GMT)
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According to this definition, it can be either masculine or feminine.
| agree |
Marina Soldati
4 mins
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Gracias Marina.
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| agree |
Alejandra Hernández Grochowska
: I totally agree with this answer :)
5 mins
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Gracias Alejandra.
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| agree |
Esperanza González
1 hr
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Gracias Esperanza.
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Discussion
I searched a bit but was unsuccessful in modifying language pair. Where can I do that? This is a confusing term because originally cassette is English, but it is commonly used in spoken Spanish, at least in Mexico. I want my reader to understand what it is, "cassette" or "casete." My question is, which of the two is the least Spanglish?! The answer will probably be neither. I would mainly like to see which one the majority of native Spanish speakers would prefer, so I guess Spanish to Spanish is more adequate in this case. Jan